Thursday, June 12, 2014

Post Op Report

Hello everyone, this pic at left is of me and my brother-from-another-mother, Keith McElrath at the Hasentree Member-Guest, taken Saturday.  That day I had a "mystery mass" in my upper right lung.  Today that mass is in a lab and I have about 10% less lung capacity today, but I'll get that capacity back.  The mass is identified as an  infection surrounded by a cocoon of inflammation and scar tissue called a granuloma ...but NOT lymphoma!!  The operation to get the biopsy was more involved than we first thought.  Dr. Chang had to put a breathing tube in my left lung, then collapse the right lung so he could work on it - "wedge out" the infected and inflamed tissue, staple the lung together, and exit the diseased tissue.  He left a tube in my chest cavity - actually in my side - to drain fluid out after the
Kenyon and Buddy Jake mugging with their masks on in my room at Rex
operation.  I am hoping to be discharged from the hospital today.  Of course I have some pain at the two incision sites (one still has the tube in it) but still today is the target for going home.  All in all, we believe by faith that the Lord answered all the prayers of His people, out of His abundance of love and grace.  I simply stand in awe of His work in my life and I want to use these trials to bring Him honor and Glory.  Thanks everyone for your support, prayers, positive thoughts, and note/FB posts, etc…..I'll update when I get home - Dan

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  1. Such great news!! Hope you are home and will soon be feeling much better. Thanks as always for keeping us so well informed. Thinking of you and your family.

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    1. Linda, great to hear from you - we're due for a 'catch-up" - I'll give you a call….trusting all is well with you.

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  2. Dan- awesome news! Praying for speedy recovery. My sister (Liz Cox) just gave me your blog address. So now I can check up on you. Hope Liz will be around this summer and y'all can go for some rides. Praying and praising God for His love and Grace?

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    1. Hi Mona, thanks for finding me! It would be great to see the both of ya!!

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